Machine for dispensing tape



NOV. 23, 1954 KRUEGER 2,695,058

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- MACHINE FOR DISPENSING TAPE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 1762? for [2? AZfreaz PUnited States Patent 2,695,058 MACHINE FOR DISPENSING TAPE Alfred P.Krueger, Stratford, Conn, assignor to Derby Sealers, Incorporated,Derby, Conn, a corporation of onnecticut Appiication August 1, 1952,Serial No. 302,146 23 Claims. (Cl. 16439) This application relates totape-dispensing machines and more particularly to a machine fordispensing pressure-sensitive tape. Such tape is tacky or clingable uponone surface so that it will adhere to the surface of an article uponwhich it is pressed with a certain amount of pressure. Gn account of itstacky nature the serving or dispensing of tape of this kind has beenattended with certain problems.

Prior machines of this type have been generally of two kinds. In onekind of such machines the tape is drawn from the supply roll manually bybeing engaged with the fingers and pulled from the roll. In the othertype of machines for dispensing tape the tape is drawn from the supplyroll by its adherence to a feeding device, the feeding device beingmoved for this purpose. In the present instance the feeding device is afeeding roll, and this roll is rotated to draw the tape from themachine. As indicated, this is a device of the second type abovereferred. to in that it is adapted to draw the tape from the supply rollby movement of a lever or the like which is operated manually, themovement of the lever serving to rotate the feed roll to which the tapeadheres.

In a dispensing mechanism of the type illustrated in the presentapplication it is desirable that. the movement of the lever by theoperator not. only serve to dispense a proper length of tape but alsoserve to sever the dispensed portion of the tape and support thissevered portion with a portion or free end in extended position so thatit may be readily grasped by. the operator in a convenient manner to beapplied to a package or other article.

In the present invention a device is provided which will dispense agiven length of pressure-sensitive tape by drawing the tape from thesupply roll, severing it, and delivering the severed portion to such aposition that it may be readily grasped by the operator in a manner in:which it may be conveniently applied to a package. Moreover, the lengthof tape which has been severed will be supported by the device only atits severed end, the remainder of the severed portion projecting fromthe machine whereby it may be freely grasped.

In the present device a feed roll is provided to draw the tape from thesupply roll, and the tape is stripped from the feed roll before beingsevered. This is a departure from the operation performed by certainprior devices. in which" the tape is held by the feeding device duringthe severing operation.

Also in the present mechanism the feed roll is rotated during. the.feeding operation, but at the end of this operation this roll isrestrained against rotation and moved bodily with respect to thesevering member or knife so as to carry the tape over the edge of theknife in order to sever it. At the same time the tape is gripped uponboth sides adjacent the knife so that it will be cleanly severed- It mayalso be noted that the knife or severing blade is guarded so that thereis no danger of itsbeing contacted by the fingers of the operator. Thisguard'member for the knife serves as one of the gripping members togrip' the tape at one surface thereof and also serves as thetape-end-supporting member which supports the severed portion of thetape with its free end extending in position to be grasped by theoperator.

One objectof the invention is to provide a novel apparatus fordispensing pressure-sensitive tape.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device for dispensingpressure-sensitive tape such that a predetermined length of tape will bedrawn from a supply roll, severed, and delivered in a position in whichit tit) projects from the machine, and hence may be readily grasped bythe operator.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device fordispensing pressure-sensitive tape, which device will draw apredetermined length of tape from a supply roll by forward movement of alever or similar manually operated element, and by a continued movementof this element cut or sever the dispensed length of tape whilediscontinuing the rotation of the feed roll during the severingoperation.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of atape-feeding mechanism having a feed roll to draw a length of tape froma supply roll in which the feed roller is rotated during the feedingoperation, and thereafter the rotation of the feeding roller isdiscontinued and this roller with the tape clinging thereto is movedbodily toward a severing member in order to present the tape to thesevering member at a point adjacent the roller.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tape-dispensingmachine of the character described above in which provision is made forstripping the tape from the feeding roller so that it will projectforwardly from the machine, and after the severing operation a freelyextending end will be presented where it may be readily grasped by theoperator.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features andcombinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a tape-dispensing mechanismembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a partial side elevational view showing the parts in positionsdifferent from that occupied in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 3 showing the parts instill other positions;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the feed roll carrier;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the manually operablehandle or lever for operating the machine;

gig. 9 is a perspective view of a stripper mechanism; an

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a holding detent employed for normallyholding the carrier against movement.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention I have shown in thedrawings a mechanism for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising aframe having an upstanding portion 10 and a lower horizontally disposedflange or base portion 11. Mounted upon the upstanding portion of theframe is a shaft or spindle 12 upon which is rotatably mounted a spool13 for holding a supply roll of tape 14, the spool being provided with ahub collar or sleeve 15 rotatable upon a second collar 16, which in turnis rotatably mounted on the spindle l2.

Secured to the collar 16 so that it is also rotatably mounted on thespindle 12 is a gear 17 having peripheral gear teeth 18. The collar 16is in turn rotatably mounted upon a collar 20 also rotatably carried bythe spindle l2.

Pivotailv mounted on. the spindle l2 adiacent the frame member lb so asto be capable of oscillating forward and reverse movement on the spindleis an actuating member or lever 21. This member 21 is provided with anarm 22 upon which is pivoted a pawl 23 held in engagement with the teethof the gear 17 by the spring 24. As will be noted this provides aone-way connection between the actuating member and the gear so thatwhen the former is moved in. a counter-clockwise direction, as shown inFig. 1, it will rotate the gear in that direction, but when theactuating member is moved in a clockwise direction the pawl 23 is freeto move over the teeth of the gear even though the latter is heldagainst rotation. A coil spring 25 is secured at one end to a pin 26mounted on the frame, and the other end of the spring is secured to theactuating member at 27 so as to urge this member in a clockwisedirection. A stop pin 22; may be mounted in any one of a plurality ofopenings 29 in the frame to limit the movement of the member 21 underthe tension of the spring and thus adjust the normal starting positionof the actuating member.

Secured to the collar 29 so that it is rotatable upon the spindle 12 isa carrier member 30 for the feed and stripper mechanism. This carriermember also oscillates on the spindle 12 and is urged in a clockwisedirection by a spring 32 secured at one end to a pin 33 in the frame andsecured at the other end, as at 34, to the carrier. This spring normallyholds a lug 35 on the carrier against a pin 36 (Fig. 2) on the frame sothat the carrier normally stands in the position shown in Fig. 1 as doall the parts of the mechanism. Pivoted at the rear end of the carriermember is a pawl 37 normally urged by the spring 38 into engagement withthe teeth of the gear 17, the arrangement being such that the gear mayrotate in a counter-clockwise direction even though the carrier member30 is held against movement, while the gear will be positively movedwhen the carrier is moved in a counterclockwise direction.

The forward portion of the carrier is shown in Fig. 7 of the drawingswhere, as is illustrated, this member is provided with openings 40 and41 within which may be secured the inner ends of the shafts 42 and 43(Fig. 6) of the feed roll 44 and stripping roll 45 respectively so thatthese rolls are rotatably mounted upon the forward end of the carrier.As shown, these rolls are provided with disk-like elements 46 and 47respectively, the disks of one member overlapping with those of theother so that the disks 47 of the stripper roll will rotate between andstrip the tape from the feeding disks 46 of the feed roll 44.

Secured to the shaft 42 of the feed roll is a pinion 48, while a pinion49 is similarly secured to the shaft 43 of the stripping roll. The teethof these pinions are both in mesh with a pinion 50 mounted on a shortshaft secured in the opening 51 of the carrier 30 so that when thepinion 50 is rotated the feed roll 44 and stripping roll 45 willlikewise be rotated, the adjacent surfaces of the disks 46 and 47 movingin opposite directions.

As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, the teeth of the pinion 50 are in meshWith those of the gear 17 so that rotation of this gear will effectrotation of the pinion and of the feeding and stripping rolls. It mayalso be noted that if any one of these pinions is held against rotation,the remaining ones of these elements will also be prevented fromrotation. However, when the carrier is released the pinions 48, 49 and50 may, without rotation, move about the axis of the gear 17 as a unitwhen the latter rotates.

The carrier 30 is provided at its forward end with a laterally extendingportion 53, and secured to this part of the carrier is a plate 54 havinga rearwardly extending ear 55, and a tape-contacting roll 56 isrotatably mounted at one end in this ear and at the other end in thecarrier 30. As shown more especially in Figs. 1 and 3, the free end ofthe tape 57 is drawn from the supply roll 14 by its adherence to thedisks 46 of the feed roll 44 and is stripped therefrom by the strippingroller 45, the tape passing between the disks of the last-named rollerand the guide roller 56, he latter contacting the nontacky surface ofthe tape. When a portion of the tape is dispensed it extends outwardlyfrom the stripping roll, as shown in Fig. 3, prior to the severingoperation.

A detent 58 is pivoted at 59 to the frame and urged in acounter-clockwise direction about its pivot by the spring 60 secured atone end to the lower end of the detent and at the other end to the pin26 on the frame. In the position shown in Fig. l a shoulder 61 on thisdetent lies below the lug 35 of the carrier 30 and normally holds thiscarrier against movement in a counter-clockwise direction. It will benoted, however, that the arm 21 is provided with downwardly projectingfingers 62 and 63. The finger 63 is provided with a beveled orcam-shaped corner 64 to engage the upper beveled end 65 of the detent 58and cam this member in a clockwise direction about its pivot to releasethe lug 35 from the shoulder 61. At approximately the same time alaterally turned lug 66 on the finger 62 engages the upper side of thelug 35 and causes the carrier 30 to move in a counter-clockwisedirection with the actuating lever 21 and effect bodily movement of thefeed roll and stripping roll in a downward direction as shown in Figs. 1and 3. As shown in Fig. 3 the upper end of the detent 58 has been cammedtoward the right and the lug 66 is about to engage the lug 35.Thereafter the carrier will be moved with the lever 21 in acounter-clockwise direction.

Rotatably mounted on the collar 16 is an arm 63 shown in perspective inFig. 9. This arm is provided with a slot 69 which receives a pin 70secured to the frame so that the arm is limited in its movement aboutthe spindle 12 and is normally urged in an upward or clockwisedirection, as shown in Fig. l, by a spring 71 secured at one end to thearm and secured at the other end to a pin 72 upon the carrier 39.

At its free end the arm 68 is provided with a plurality of stripperfingers 73 disposed in a plane extending laterally to the plane of thearm 68 so that these stripper fingers extend between the disks 47 of thestripper roll 45 and serve to insure that the dispensed end of the tapedoes not follow this roll and cling thereto but is stripped therefrom ata predetermined time in the operation of the device for proper severing.

Secured to the upstanding portion 10 of the frame is a bracket 75 towhich is secured in upstanding position a severing member or knife 76.Also secured to the bracket 75 is a channel-shaped guard member 77 inthe channels of which is slidably mounted a guard member 78, the guardmember being urged to an upward position, as shown in Fig. 2, by aspring 79 secured at its upper end to the member 77 and at its lower endto the guard member 78. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for example, theupper edge of the guard member normally stands above the upper edge ofthe severing member 76 so that the knife will be guarded and at the sametime the severed end of the tape will cling to the upper end of theguard after its is severed so that it will be presented for engagementby the fingers of the operator. For this purpose a narrow plate 80 maybe secured to the upper end of the guard in order to provide it with abroader upper end surface to which the tape may cling.

The operating lever 21 is provided at its free end with a laterallyextending portion 21 the lower end of which is turned outwardly at 21 sothat it may be conveniently engaged by the fingers or hand of theoperator and moved about the spindle 12 to operate the machine.

When the operator engages the portion 21 of the lever and moves thelatter downwardly or in a counter-clockwise direction, as shown in Fig.l, the gear 17 is rotated by reason of the engagement of the pawl 23with the teeth 18 of the gear. It will be understood that the gear ridesfreely below the pawl 37 at this time as the carrier 36 is held againstmovement by engagement of the shoulder 61 of the detent 58 with the lug35 of the carrier. This rotation of the gear causes rotation of thepinion 50 which by its engagement with the pinions 48 and 49 effectsrotation of the feeding roll 44 and the stripper roll 45 to draw tapefrom the supply roll 14, as shown in Fig. 3.

The carrier 30 has heretofore been held against movement but when theactuating lever 21 reaches the position shown in Fig. 3, the edge 64 ofthe finger 63 strikes the edge 65 of the detent 58 and releases the lug35 of the carrier from the shoulder 61 of the detent 58. At this timethe carrier will be free to move with the actuating lever and thefrictional resistance of drawing the tape from the supply roll will tendto cause the carrier to move with the actuating lever, and when the feedrolls are allowed to move downwardly they will no longer be rotated butwill move with the gear 17. However, substantially simultaneously withthe release of lug 35 from the shoulder 61 of detent 58, the lug 35 onthe carrier will be engaged by the lug 66 on the actuating lever 21 soas to positively move the carrier with the actuating lever and thusdiscontinue the rotation of the feed and stripper rolls.

During the first part of the movement of the carrier 30 from theposition shown in Fig. 3, this member is moved relatively to the arm 68,and the stripper members 73 are caused to project beyond the peripheryof the disks 47 of the stripper roll .5, as shown in Fig. 4, and causethe dispensed portion of the tape to project forwardly in asubstantially horizontal position. the rear end having been lifted fromthe stripper disks. Th s prevents the formation of a loop in the tapebetween the knife and the feeding and stripping rolls when the tape isengaged by the member 3t After a relatively small movement of thecarrier, the teeth of the pinion 49 are engaged by a tooth 82 carried bythe arm 68 so that the rotation of this pinion and also the pinions 48and 50 will be positively prevented during further downward movement ofthe carrier 30.

Continued movement of the lever 21 in a counter-clockwise direction noweffects movement not only of the carrier 30 but also of the arm 68 untilthemovement is stopped by engagement of the pin 70 with the upper end ofthe slot 69, as shown in Fig. 4.

As the actuating carrier and arm 68 move downwardly together the lowerend of the plate 54 on the carrier engages the upper edge of the guard78 and moves this member downwardly with the tape gripped between theguard and the member 54 at a point close to the periphery ofthe-stripping disks and roller 56. This carries the tape beyond theupper edge of the severing member or knife 76 which, as shown in Fig. 4,enters the space between the part 53 of the carrier and the roller 56and severs the tape as illustrated.

When the lever 21 is released, the spring 25 tends to return it to itsoriginal position, shown in Fig. 1, against the stop 28. It will beunderstood that the stop 28 may be placed in any of the openings 29 inorder to regulate the length of the dispensed strip. During the firstpart of this return movement the carrier 30 and arm 68 move in aclockwise direction with the lever until the arm 68 is stopped by theengagement of the lower end of the slot 69 with the pin 70 in the frame.The movement of this arm will then be stopped, and it will be understoodthat the guard will also have been moved upwardly by its spring 79, itsupward movement being limited by engagement of the guard with the pin 83to which the upper end of the spring 79 is secured.

Thereafter the carrier 30 will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 3where its movement will be halted by engagement of the lug 35 with thepin 36 on the frame, as shown in Fig. 2. During this time the feed andstripper rolls will have been prevented from rotating but will movebodily with the gear 17, the latter being moved by engagement of theteeth of the pinion 50 with the gear. When, however, the movement of thecarrier 3t is stopped by engagement of the lug 35 with the pin 36, thegear 17 will also cease to rotate and the arm 21 will continue in acounter-clockwise direction to the position shown in Fig. 1, duringwhich movement the pawl 21 will ride over the teeth of the gear .17which remains at rest. The parts are now in position for a subsequentoperation, and the rear end of the severed portion of the tape willadhere to the upper end of the guard member with the forwardlyprojectiug portion in position to be engaged by the operator.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention.it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the detailsshown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit ofthe invention and within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

l. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a carrier member movably mounted on theframe, a rotatable tape-feeding member mounted on said carrier to whichthe tacky side of the tape adheres, a severing member on the frame,means for rotating said feeding member while holding said carrieragainst movement to dispense tape from the supply roll, and means forthereafter moving said carrier and feeding member in a direction towardthe severing member, while holding the feeding member against rotation,to move the tape against the. severing member.

2. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a carrier member movably mounted on theframe, a rotatable tape-feedin member mounted on said carrier to whichthe tacky side of the tape adheres, a severing member on the frame,means for rotating said feeding member while holding said carrieragainst movement to dispense tape from the supply roll, and means forthereafter effecting relative approaching movement between the severingmember and the feeding member to sever the tape and means for holdingthe feeding member against rotation during such approaching movement.

3. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supplv roll,said machine comprising a frame, a carrier member movably mounted on theframe, a retatable tape-feeding member mounted on said carrier, asevering member on the frame, means for rotating said feeding memberwhile holding said carrier against movement to dispense tape from thesupply roll, said means comprising a gear rotatably mounted on theframe, and means for thereafter moving said carrier and feeding me1nberabout the axis of said gear as a center'to move the tape against thesevering member.

4. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a feed .roll, a pinion secured thereto,a gear rotatably mounted on the frame and connected to said pinion torotate the feed roll, a severing member mounted on the frame, means forrotating said gear to rotate the feed roll and dispense tape from thesupply roll, and means for thereafter bodily moving said pinion and feedroll with the gear to engage the tape with the severing means withoutrotation of the feed roll.

5. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, and means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means.

6. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, and means on said lever to effect release of said holding meansafter predetermined movement of the lever and move said carrier and feedroll thereon to carry the tap against the severing member.

7. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, and means on said lever to engage said holding means and move itto inoperative position to permit movement of the carrier and feed rollwith said lever to carry the tape against the severing member.

8. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly conmeeting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, and means on said lever to engage said holding means and move itto inoperative position and to engage said carrier and move it about theaxis of the gear to carry the tape against the severing member withoutrotation of the feed roller.

9. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape 'rom a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means on said lever to engage said holding means and move it toinoperative position and to engage said carrier and move it about theaxis of the gear to carry the tape against the severing member, andmeans to hold the feed roll against rotation during the severingoperation.

10. A tape dispenser as in claim 1 wherein the feeding member is a feedroll and wherein a stripper roll is rotatably mounted on the carrier tostrip the tape from the feed roll.

11. A tape dispenser as in claim 1 wherein the feeding member is a feedroll and wherein a stripper roll is rotatably mounted on the carrier tostrip the tape from the feed roll, and a pinion is mounted on thecarrier having its teeth engaged with the gear and being connected tothe feed and stripper rolls.

12. A dispenser as in claim wherein said first-named means comprises apinion on the carrier having its teeth engaged with the gear.

13. A dispenser as in claim 5 wherein said first-named means comprises apinion on the carrier having its teeth engaged with those of the gearand a pinion secured to the feed roll engaging said first-named pinion.

14. A tape dispenser as in claim 1 wherein said feeding means comprisesa feed roll and wherein a stripper roll is mounted on the carrier tostrip the tape from the feed roll, and a tape-engaging member is mountedon the carrier adjacent the bite between the feed and stripper rolls.

15. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll, andmeans mounted on the frame to strip the tape from the stripper roll.

16. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tapeengaging members, and stripping fingers mounted on theframe and extending between said members.

17. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tapeengaging members, stripping fingers mounted on theframe and extending between said members, and said stripping roll beingbodily movable relatively to said fingers.

18. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tapeengaging members, an arm movably mounted on the frame,stripping fingers mounted on said arm to extend between thetape-engaging members of the stripper, and means urging said arm towardthe carrier.

19. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tapeengaging members, an arm movably mounted on the frame,stripping fingers mounted on said arm to extend between thetape-engaging members of the stripper, and means normally holding saidarm against movement during initial movement of the carrier.

20. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the gear to rotate thelatter and the fed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tapeengaging members, an arm movably mounted on the frame,stripping fingers mounted on said arm to extend between thetape-engaging members of the stripper, means normally holding said armagainst movement during initial movement of the carrier, and means onthe carrier to engage said arm and move the arm with the carrier duringa part of the movement of the latter.

21. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape from a supply roll,said machine comprising a frame, a gear rotatably mounted on the frame,a carrier member pivoted to the frame on the axis of said gear, a feedroll rotatably mounted on said carrier, means drivingly connecting saidgear to the feed roll, a lever connected to the rear to rotate thelatter and the feed roll to dispense tape from the supply roll, meansnormally holding said carrier against movement, a severing member on theframe, means to release said holding means after a predeterminedrotative movement of the gear and move said carrier and said roll withthe gear to present the dispensed tape to the severing means, a stripperroll mounted on the carrier to strip the tape from the feed roll andhaving spaced tape-engaging members, an arm movably mounted on theframe, stripping fingers mounted on said arm to extend between thetape-engaging members of the stripper, means normally holding said armagainst movement during initial movement of the carrier, and means onthe carrier to engage said arm and move the arm with the carrier duringa part of the movement ofuthe latter, said means preventing rotation ofthe feed to 22. A machine for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape as inclaim 3 in which a stripping member is mounted on the carrier, and anelement is mounted on the frame to engage the tape during its movementtoward the severing member to lift it from the stripping member.

23. A mechanism for dispensing pressure-sensitive tape comprising aframe, means thereon for supporting a supply roll of tape, a rotatablymounted feed roll to which the tape adheres to be drawn from the supplyroll thereby, a stripper roll to strip the tape from the feed roll, asevering member against which the tape is severed forwardly of thestripper roll, means to engage the tape on the side thereof oppositesaid severing member to carry the tape against the severing member, andan element movable relatively to the tape to engage the tape and 11ft itfrom the stripper roll and move it against sa1d engaging means.

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